Sectional show-case



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

P. HBNRIGHS.

SBGTIONAL SHOW CASE.

Patented Nov. 14, 1882.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(NovMoael.)

P. HENRIGHS.

SEGTIONAL SHOW CASE.

Patented Nov. 14,1882.

7j. gada/wv, Peter )Q2u/tais' @M WM. Per #Mh/maag lJnTTn STATES BaTnNT@Trina APETER HENRICHS, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SECTIONAL SHOW-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,428, dated November14, 1882.

Application filed November 16, 1881. (No model.)

To all lwhom it may concer-a:

Be it known that I, PETER HnNRIcns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Sectional Show-Gases; and I dohereby declare that the following` is afull, clear, and eX- actdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsand theletters or gures of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to the construction of sectional show-cases.

The object of this invention is to provide a sectional show-case soconstructed that easy access is obtained lto all parts of the interiorof the case.

The construction herein shown is such as to specially adapt the case forthe exhibition of ribbons, umbrellas, canes, and various small articles.However', the case may be used as a boolrcase, a pigeon-hole case, andfor various other purposes. In conjunction withthis case I also show aspecially-devised shelf for holding bolts of ribbon, also aspecially-devised rack for holding umbrellas and canes. If the case isused for the other purposes above named, it will be provided withshelves or other proper apparatus. In a previous patent to me, dated MayS, 1877, and in two other contemporaneous applications I have shownsectional eases presenting many of the features of construction hereinshown. Of such features I will not treat in this connection further thanto say that they form no part of this invention. The case here shown isa double one, having swinging sections on each side of the stationarysection; but of course the double feature is simply duplication, andforms no essential part ofthe invention, and the peculiarities ofconstruction about to be'described are as susceptible of use in a singleease as a double one. In one sense, however, the case maybe calleddouble, however constructed, for the essential feature of my inventionis that two swinging sections are used on one side of the stationarysection.

My device'and its appurtenances are shown in the accompanyingdrawings asfollows:

Figure l is a perspective view of the case, the swinging sections beingshown as partly open. Figs. 2 and 3 are details of the ribbonshelves,Fig. et is a detail of the umbrellarack. Fig. 5 is a detail of the hingeby which the two swinging sections are mounted together to swing upon acommon pivot.

Dis the base of the case, and E vthe top. C is the stationary section ofthe case. A B and A B are the two swinging' sections on each side ofthe. stationary section. rIhese two pairs of swinging sections operateprecisely alike, so I will confine myself' to those on the right of Fig.l-viz, A and B. It will be observed that section B is twice as wide assection A and is the same width as section G. These two sections B and Gcan be twice as wide as A, because there is free access when the case isopen on both sides of them. This, however, would not be true ofthesection (l if the case were not a double one. The section A, beingclosed on one side, has access only from one side. These two sectionsAand B are hung upon common pivots at top and bottom, (see F F.) To dothis requires that the pivot be on the side of section A nearest thestationary section. and on the case B on the side farthest from C. Thetwo sections, being pivoted thus, can move together or singly, sotherefore the case can be opened only between B and C, or only between Aand B, or both between A and B and B and (1 -this is the condition shownin Fig. l-and this, too, from one side of the ease. VrIhere is no otherway of pivoting` the sections by which this can be accomplished exceptto hinge them upon each other, and such an arrangeinentpresents faultswhich are wholly overcome by this inventionviz., throwing the burdenofboth sections upon the pivot of one. Each of the swinging sections inmy case sustains its own load independent ofthe companion section. Thehinge I use is provided with wings extending in dit'- ferent directions,and the center of motion is so placed that the pivot-bolt 3 does nothave to pass through the bottom part of the section.

The relative sizes of the sections as to width should be as follows:Whatever article the case is to contain section A should be wide enoughto hold it singly and section B doubly-as, for example, see thearrangement of ribbon-bolts in Fig. 1. This relative proportion is,however, not an essential feature, but is for convenience veryadvantageous.-

The ribbon-racks Gr are shown inFig. l as both double and single, and inFig. 2 a double IOO rack is shown, while in Fig. 3 the end iron of asingle rack is shown. Vhether single or double, the construction issubstantially the same, and is as follows:

g g are the end pieces. They are of iron, and are provided with holes ofproper form for receiving the longitudinal strips 5 5 and 6. These arcplaced so as to bring the center strip, 6, lower down than the others,and thus form a kind of trough-shaped rack in which the bolts of ribbonwill lie. For convenience I make the strip 6 tlat and slightly dishingon top, and the strips 5 5 are made round; but the shape of these stripsis not essential, their position being such as to hold the ribbon-bolts,no matter what form the strips are. These racks will hold large or small,bolts with equal facility. A single board made trough shape will serveas well to hold the bolts; but such a shelf or rack will appear heavyand cumbersome, while my rack looks light and fragile, and can beconstructed much more cheaply, for the strips can be sa wed oi' of longstrips, made rapidly by machinery, and little lumber is consumed intheir construction. These racks are attached in the case by the hook gon the end piece g hooking over pins t' i on the corner-pieces of thecase sections.

The umbrella and cane rack shown in Fig. 4 is constructed as follows:Studs or pins h arranged` at intervals along the rail K or any suitableplace are provided on their outer end with eyes, through which arepushed rubber pieeesj, which are pointed at each end, and are providedwith a slight groove in the middle to tit in the eye ot' the pin It.These rubber pieces project toward each other on substantially the sameline and nearly meet at their points, and, being flexible, an umbrellaor cane can be shoved past them and set between the pins, and the rubberpoints will retain it there until it is pulled out past them. In Fig. lthe rack is shown as being formed by putting the pins into the stile ot'the sash oi' the case, while Fig. et shows a manner of constructing itfor a double rack to go into the sections B or (l. The end piece L isfor attaching the bar K to the corner-pieces of the case, and the endpiece M may be used to attach the bar K when the sash has a cross-stile,if so desired. This umbrella-rack may be used in other places than anexhibition-case; but it is especially valuable here, as it allows thenmbrcllas to be put in or removed without lifting them up, as they go inand out sidewise.

I am aware that bookcases have heretofore been made ot' movable sectionsconnected together by a strap and mounted upon a common pintle; but thisdevice ditl'ers from mine, in that it is so arranged that when onesection is opened or closed the other section is opened or closed, whilein mine one of the sections may be opened without interfering with theother.

I am also aware that solid racks for ribbons have been pivotcd upon abracket, which revolves and brings each rack before an opening, throughwhich rolls of ribbon may be taken from the case; but they differ frommine, in that rny trays are detachably fixed to the case, and consist ofslats, through which dust may pass, whereas in the trays above referredto the dust remains in the tra y,and when the rolls are moved soils theribbon thereon.

I am aware that picture-frames have been made with swinging sectionspivoted independently upon a common center and arranged to swingtogether or singly, and that I do not claim; but

XVhat I do claim is- 1. In a sectional show-case, two swinging sections,mounted independently between the top and base of the case on commonpivots, and supported bythe base when opened or closed, and adapted tobe opened -together or singly, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a sectional sho\vvcase,the combination, with a stationary sectionhaving a projecting base and top, ot' two swinging sections pivot-edindependentlyupon common pivots fixed in said base and top, and adapted,as shown, to swing together or singly from said stationary section.

3. In an exhibition-case, a rack for holding ribbon-bolts, consistingot' end pieces, g, and longitudinal strips 5 5 and 6, arranged in themanner and for the purposes shown.

4. In an exhibition-case, a ribbon-rack, consisting of longitudinalstrips 5 5 and (j, arranged as shown, and end pieces, g, having hooksg', in combination with pins t' t on the corner-pieces of thecase-frame.

5. In an exhibition-case, an umbrella-rack having pins h, and rubberpieces j, placed transversely upon the ends ot' the pins, and projectingtoward each other upon substantially the same line, for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this11th day ot' November, 1881.

PETER IIENRICIIS.

Vitnesses JNo. K. IIALLoCK, JACOB F. WALTHER..

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